Ornamental bow making apparatus



Jan. 23, 1968 c. T. BICKNER 3,

ORNAMENTAL BOW MAKING APPARATUS Filed Sept 16, 1966 V INVENTOR. IO v ATORNEYS CLARENCE T. BI CKNER United States Patent 3,365,160 ORNAMENTALBOW MAKING APPARATUS Clarence T. Bickner, P.0. Box 957, El Sobrante,Calif. 94803 Filed Sept. 16, 1966, Ser. No. 579,889 4 Claims. (Cl.248-349) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The invention relates to a rotarysupport for a device used in making ornamental bows from ribbon or tape.The rotary support has upper and lower discs which rotate relatively toone another, the upper disc being coated with a pressure sensitiveadhesive to cause it to adhere to the underside of a bow maker, thelower disc being also coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive to causeit to adhere to a table top or the like. Each coated surface isprotected, until the time of use, by a masking material which can bepeeled off.

This invention relates to an ornamental bow making apparatus and moreparticularly to a rotatable supporting device for rotatably supportingone member with respect to a second member, which device may be employedin a bow making apparatus.

In certain types of apparatus for making ornamental bows a rotatabledisc is employed having means at the center thereof for detachablyholding a bow pin with its spike projecting upwardly. In the formationof an ornamental bow an end of a ribbon is impaled on the bow pin, andthe ribbon is formed with the desired number of loops. During theformation of the loops of the bow the disc is rotated. Such bow makingapparatus is shown in my copending patent application entitled,Apparatus and Method for Making Ornamental Bows, filed Oct. 21, 1965,Ser. No. 505,589. The rotatable fastening device of the presentinvention is particularly useful in the construction of a bow makingapparatus. However, numerous other uses for the rotatable fasteningdevice will be readily apparent and it will be understood that thedevice is not limited to any particular use.

An object of this invention is the provision of an improved rotatablecoupling or supporting device which is easily and economically producedand is of rugged design.

An object of this invention is the provision of an ornamental bow makingapparatus having a novel rotatable supporting device by means of whichthe apparatus may be attached to a plane surface.

An object of this invention is the provision of a rotatable attachingdevice having substantially plane parallel surfaces for readilyattaching the same to members to be relatively rotatably supported.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention are achieved byuse of a first pair of discs each of which discs has a central aperturethrough which a connecting member such as a grommet or tubular rivetextends for rotatably coupling the discs. A second pair of discs, eachof which has a central aperture of sufiicient size to accommodate thegrommet or rivet heads, is fastened to the outer sides of the first pairof discs. The discs of the second pair are of greater thickness than theheight of the grommet or rivet heads whereby the heads are entirelycontained within the apertures therein.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters refer to the sameparts in the several views:

FIGURE 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the novel couplingdevice of this invention,

FIGURE 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 22 of FIGURE 1,

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FIGURE 3 is a top plan view of a bow making apparatus employing therotatable supporting device of this invention, and

FIGURE 4 is a side elevational view of the bow mak ing apparatus shownin FIGURE 3.

Referring now to FIGURES 1 and 2 of the drawings, the rotatable couplingor supporting device, designated generally by the reference character10, comprises a pair of plates or discs 12 of identical construction.The illustrated plates are of circular shape, although other shapes suchas square, rectangular, and the like may be employed.

The plates 12 are provided with central apertures 14 through which aconnecting membep such as a grommet or tubular rivet 16 extends forrotatably fastening the plates together. The apertures 14 have reduceddiameter portions 14a at the inner faces of the plates to accommodatethe rivet shank 16a, and enlarger diameter portions 14b at the outerfaces to accommodate the rivet heads 16b. In the upset condition of therivet as illustrated in FIGURE 2, the length and diameter of the rivetshank are such that the plates are free to rotate on the member 16. Itwill be noted, as seen in FIGURE 2, that the rivet heads 16b arerecessed in the plates and do not protrude beyond the outer surfaces ofthe plates. As a result, the coupling may be readily secured to flatsurfaces in a manner described below.

To facilitate securing the plates 12 to the members to be relativelyrotatably fastened together, a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive 20is provided on the outer face of the plates. The adhesive layerspreferably are covered with peelable protective sheets 22 of paper, orthe like, which are removed when the device is to be used.

The plates 12 may be made of any suitable material such as metal,plastic, cardboard, or the like, and by any suitable means. In theillustrated construction, each plate is shown comprising a pair of discor plate members 12a and 12b which are secured together as by pressuresensitive adhesive 24. The members 12a are formed with the apertures 14aand the members 12b are formed with the larger apertures 14b. Themembers 12a and 12b are secured together with the apertures 14a and 14bin axial alignment to form the apertures 14 shown in FIGURE 2.

The coupling is easily and economically constructed. The disc or platemembers 12a are readily die cut from uncoated sheets, and readilyfastened together by the connector 16. The disc or plate members 12b maybe cut from sheets with pressure sensitive adhesive on both sidesthereof, and with a peelable protective layer on at least one of theadhesive layers. The disc members 12b may be secured to the members 12aeither before or after the members 12a are coupled by the rivet 16.

Although the layers 20 and 24 are described as pressure sensitiveadhesive, other suitable adhesives, cement, or the like, may beemployed. Further, the tubular rivet or grommet 16 may be replaced withsome other suitable connecting means such as a solid rivet or the like.

The device 10 is particularly useful in the construction of bow makingapparatus such as illustrated in FIGURES 3 and 4 of the drawings, towhich reference is now made. The illustrated bow making apparatuscomprises a flat plate 40 of circular shape, although other shapes maybe employed. A pattern of concentric circles and radial lines may beprinted or otherwise suitably formed on plate 40 as shown in FIGURE 3,which circles and lines serve to guide the operator in the formation ofa bow in the manner described in my above-mentioned copending patentapplication. A bow pin holder 46 is provided at the center of the base,for support of a bow pin not shown. The holder 46 is also of a typeshown in said copending patent application, and may simply comprise adisc 48 of plastic material affixed along its outer edge at 50 to thebase 40, for example, by means of adhesive, which disc 48 is formed witha radial slot 52 to receive a bow pin.

The rotatable supporting device of this invention is secured to theopposite or bottom surface of the base 40 in axial alignment with thebow pin holder 46 for rotatable support thereof. This simply is done byremoving the protective layer 22 from one of the plates 12 and thenpressing the plate against the base 40. The protective layer 22 on theother plate is then removed for attachment of the device to any desiredsupporting surface such as a desk, table, counter top, or the like, notshown. Obviously, the device may be secured to other means such as theside of a ribbon roll, to the top of a box or container for how pins, orthe like. The method of using the rotatable bow making apparatus 40 inthe formation of an ornamental bow is described in detail in my saidcopending patent application and such method need not be repeated here.

The invention having been described in detail in accordance with therequirements of the Patent Statutes various changes and modificationsmay suggest themselves to those skilled in this art and it is intendedthat such changes and modifications shall fall within the spirit andscope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A rotary support for a bow making device comprising adjacentandconcentric first and second discs; connector means connecting said discsto prevent relative axial and radial displacement thereof but permittingrotation of each of the discs in relation to the other disc about theircommon axis, said connector means being recessed in relation to theexposed surfaces of said discs; a layer of pressure sensitive adhesiveon the exposed surface of each disc; and a layer of masking materialadhering to each layer of pressure sensitive adhesive, said layers ofmasking material being removable by peeling to expose the underlyinglayers of pressure sensitive adhesive,

2. The rotary support of claim 1 wherein each disc is formed wiht astepped, central recess having a wider outer portion and a narrowerinner portion, said connector means extending through said innerportions and having ends of greater diameter than said inner portions,such ends being lodged in and rotatable in said outer portions.

3. The rotary support of claim 2 wherein each disc is formed of an innerdisc member and an outer disc member, said inner and outer disc membersbeing separately punched to form said narrower portions in the innerdisc members and said Wider portions in the outer disc members.

4. The rotary disc of claim 3 wherein the inner disc members areadhesively bonded to the respective outer disc members References CitedUNITED STATES PATENTS 1,533,500 4/1925 Hovda 248349 X 2,779,642 1/1957Matthews 248349 X 2,958,495 11/1960 Foster 248-176 3,178,138 4/1965Hessdcerfer et al 248- ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner.

CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Examiner.

F. DOMOTOR, Assistant Examiner.

